cash-and-carry

[ kash-uh n-kar-ee ]
/ ˈkæʃ ənˈkær i /

adjective

sold for cash payment and no delivery service.
operated on such a basis: a cash-and-carry business.

Origin of cash-and-carry

First recorded in 1915–20

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British Dictionary definitions for cash-and-carry

cash-and-carry

adjective, adverb

sold or operated on a basis of cash payment for merchandise that is not delivered but removed by the purchaser

noun

a wholesale store, esp for groceries, that operates on this basis
an operation on a commodities futures market in which spot goods are purchased and sold at a profit on a futures contract